Your Fourth Quarter 2025 Issue Is Here

— FOURTH QUARTER 2025 —

By Stephen Sutton, President

November, 2025

BHNA Historic Walking Tour

This summer and fall of 2025 has been an active season of community events in Bluff Heights starting with our Summer of Architecture Historic Walking Tour on Sunday, August 24^th led by BHNA Board members Stephen Sutton and Chris Hogan. The tour included a guided walk through our neighborhood to highlight select historic homes and architectural styles. The tour ended in a historic home on Vista and included more than 30 participants, generating more than $600 in donations for BHNA. Thank you to all who participated in donating, Donna Sievers & Lee for hosting and Long Beach Heritage for partnering to make this event such a great success!

Neighborhood Clean-up

BHNA Neighborhood Clean-ups continue to grow in popularity thanks to our many dedicated and caring residents. Our Saturday, August 30^th clean-up was held in partnership with Alamitos Beach Neighborhood Association and was the BEST PARTICIPATION EVER! THANK YOU to our hosts at Tru Nature Juice Bar @ 2225 E. Broadway who donated smoothies and juice to power our pick-up volunteers. It is greatly appreciated! Our next clean-up event will be TOMORROW on Saturday, November 8^th from 10 AM until NOON at Rose Park Coffee Roasters located at 3044 E. 4^th Street (at Freeman). We supply all the tools you’ll need to help clean up and you’re welcome to join us when you can for as long as you’d like.

Neighborhood Forum- CERT

Bluff Heights Neighborhood Forum on Wednesday, September 10^th at 6 PM @ Immanuel Place was dedicated to EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS and the introduction of our local Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Local Fire Department Captain Garrett presented valuable emergency information for residents and families and answered many questions from the audience. Our generous Port of Long Beach Sponsorship allowed for emergency supply giveaways like flashlights, radios, whistles, multi-use tools, water storage containers and fire extinguishers. Bluff Heights continues to strengthen their CERT neighborhood network and could use your help in educating neighbors or in the event of a local emergency. You may reply to this email or attend one of our CERT meetings held on the last Sunday of each month at 5 PM. The next CERT meeting will be held on November 30^th at 5 PM at Immanuel Place (located at Obispo & 3^rd Streets).

Lost Railway Walking Tour

Have you seen our new historic interpretive panel on the Temple side of JugBand at 2771 E. Broadway? Sponsorship funds from the Port of Long Beach allowed Bluff Heights Neighborhood Association to design and install an educational panel that’s not to be missed! Our unveiling event held on September 16^th. hosted 20-25 residents who were there to see a first glimpse of the striking new graphic describing the history of Railway Street (now Broadway) and the Pacific Electric Railway (once the most sophisticated electric railway system in the world). The informative panel also tells the story of the Bungalow Grocery that once thrived where JugBand is now located today. Special thanks goes to local resident Rick Schank for the outstanding artwork on the panel.

BHNA then launched our new Lost Railway Walking Tour on September 27, 2025 to continue providing education on the history of our beloved district, highlight several historic homes and businesses along our Broadway corridor and provide a neighborly networking opportunity ending with a picnic luncheon in Bixby Park. Stephen Sutton, President of Bluff Heights, led the enlightening tour which included a stop at JugBand to view Bluff Height’s newest historic interpretive panel and highlight the Pacific Electric railway service. The tour included a stop in our neighboring Lowena Drive Historic District for a visit with local resident, fellow historian and retired architect Val Pfeifer. A glorious picnic with assorted foods and snacks from the farmer’s market provided a great social networking opportunity for those in attendance.

Halloween in the Park

The annual Tent & Treats event in Bixby Park on October 26^th held in partnership with many other local neighborhood groups was a tremendous success. Bluffy (BHNA’s newest mascot) made an appearance to cheer on kids decorating their mini pumpkins and gourds given away at our BHNA booth. Thanks to volunteer Sharon Blackburn for her artistic inspiration, Bluffy and our many BOD members who helped make this Halloween another great success in Bixby Park!

Mann Elementary

BHNA also celebrates with Mann Elementary and the PTA at their annual Tents & Treats event held on October 30^th. Parents are invited on Mann’s campus with their kids to visit many different sponsored booths with games, snacks, and treats. The auditorium was even converted to a spooky haunted house this year! Bluffy, our BHNA mascot, was also in attendance to help pass out our salty snack giveaways and wish everyone a happy and safe Halloween.

BHNA continues thrive in hosting special events and educational programs thanks to oue many dedicated volunteers as well as generous donations from many local residents as well as contributions from 2^nd District Council Representative Cindy Allen and ongoing Port of Long Beach sponsorship funds. Please consider a donation to Bluff Heights Neighborhood Association to help us fund administrative costs such as website hosting, email communications, office supplies and insurance. Any amount of contribution is greatly appreciated and helps us support more collaborative community events, educational programming and clean-ups. We also have volunteer opportunities available. Simply reply to this email!

Do you want to help local neighbors and residents?

BHNA needs your HELP!

BHNA is seeking volunteers willing to dedicate an hour or two each week to assist the President and Board of Directors with ongoing communications. This volunteer should be comfortable posting to social media (Instagram and Facebook) and using FB/IG messenger. We'd love to find an individual skilled at writing professional grants, sponsorships, communications for special events and quarterly newsletters as well as periodically responding to informational requests on behalf of BHNA.

If interested, please send email directly to: stephensuttonrealtor@gmail.com

THANK YOU!!!

Each issue we will publish a photograph from our neighborhood. This photo of the No Kings Protest was taken by Eva Henderson on Ocean Boulevard.

If you have photos that highlight the beauty and uniqueness of our neighborhood, please send them to info@bluffheights.org

Get your Lost Railway Tour tickets HERE.

Autumn Festival

The twenty-fourth annual Autumn Festival at the Aquarium of the Pacific highlights the traditions and cultures of Japan, China, Korea, and the Philippines through a weekend of learning opportunities and family entertainment celebrating the diversity of Asian and Asian American cultures.

The festival will feature traditional craft demonstrations, music, dance, cultural arts exhibits, and storytelling.
The festival takes place on November 15 & 16.
Click here for More information

Things to Do in Long Beach

Visit The Aquarium of the Pacific

Dive into the depths of the world’s largest ocean as you explore and learn about the underwater ecosystems and aquatic animal life on view at the Aquarium of the Pacific. More info HERE

Visit the Queen Mary
In 1967, the Queen Mary completed her final voyage from Southampton, docking in Long Beach, California, where she remains permanently moored.

In the years since, the nearly one-century-old ocean liner has been transformed into a historic hotel and one of Long Beach’s top attractions, welcoming visitors to explore its storied halls and learn of the ship’s history through tours and onboard exhibits. More info HERE

Visit the Museum of Latin American Art

The Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) serves the greater Los Angeles area and is recognized as the pioneering museum in the Western United States devoted to modern and contemporary Latin American and Latinx art. More info HERE

Visit the Long Beach Museum of Art

Featuring a lively program of changing exhibitions, a charming bluff-top café and Museum store.The Long Beach Museum of Art is located on a magnificent bluff overlooking the Long Beach Harbor, Catalina Island, the Queen Mary and the Pacific Ocean. The campus includes the historic Elizabeth Milbank Anderson house and carriage house (built in 1912), oceanfront gardens, and a beautiful exhibition pavilion with two floors of expansive gallery space for changing exhibitions and the museum store. More info HERE

Backyard Bounty

The second Sunday of the month is Backyard Bounty day in Bluff Heights. Share the bounty from your backyard by placing it in front of your house. Take a walk through the neighborhood, get a little exercise, and enjoy the bounty. Find the label HERE.

Sunday, August 10, September 14, and October 12, starting at 9:00 AM

Fresh Produce at Local Farmers Markets

Farmers Markets and farm stands are great places to browse, sample, and buy fresh produce and handmade products. Visit the market at Bixby Park (130 Cherry Avenue) every Tuesday starting at 3:00 PM and every Saturday starting at 9:00 AM

Find more details HERE.

Saving Water Is the Long Beach Way

As we face unprecedented drought across California, we all need to do our part to conserve water. HERE is a flyer from the Long Beach Water Department outlining the new rules. Find more information on water conservation HERE.

Is it Time to Trim your Waste-Line?

It's really simple to trim your "Waste-Line!" All you need to do is collect your e-waste, hazardous waste, and/or old tire waste and bring it to one of three local collection centers under the conditions set by the City of Long Beach on this flyer.

You will feel much lighter now that you took care of those extra notches on your Waste-Line! Doesn't being a loser feel good?

STAY INFORMED ON CITY AND DISTRICT NEWS

District 2 - Councilwoman Cindy Allen

(562) 570-2222

Cindy.Allen@longbeach.gov or district2@longbeach.gov

Connor Lock, Chief of Staff

LBPD Blotter

On March 17 2022, the Long Beach Police Department debuted a new tool for the Long Beach community to access information about police activity and investigations.

To view this new community resource, and other Police Department information, please visit the LBPD Homepage and LBPD News.

Tips to Prevent Patio Furniture Theft

Residential Burglary Prevention Tips Flyer

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Cats & Dogs Animal Hospital

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Gallagher's Pub and Grill

Granny's Donuts

Hot Java

Hug Life Ice Cream

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THANK YOU to all the neighbors who have already donated!

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